Emmanuel Rodriguez
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Naoya Inoue’s Ongoing Rise Has Helped, Not Hindered, Paul Butler
With Naoya Inoue’s victory over Stephen Fulton last July, Paul Butler's silver lining shines just a little brighter. Having lost only to the very best of the best, Butler finds his confidence brimming ahead of his May 11 fight with Norbelto Jimenez.
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Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida Eyed For May 4 In Osaka
Ryosuke Nishida will wind up with a true home game for his first career title fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Nishida’s challenge of IBF bantamweight titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez is targeted to take place on May 4 in Nishida’s hometown of Osaka...
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Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida: Kameda Promotions Wins Purse Bid For IBF Title Fight
Koki Kameda continues to make his presence felt as a promoter. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Kameda Promotions won the promotional rights to the Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida IBF bantamweight title fight. Kameda—a former three-division c...
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Emmanuel Rodriguez-Ryosuke Nishida: IBF Schedules Jan. 30 Purse Bid For Mandatory Title Fight
Emmanuel Rodriguez will learn more by month’s end about his next ring appearance. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has scheduled a January 30 purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights for Rodriguez’s mandatory title defense versus J...
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Emmanuel Rodriguez Eyes Nishida Mandatory Defense, A Very Busy 2024
Emmanuel “Manny” Rodríguez will embrace the new year with his luggage in his hands to leave for Mexico with a view to establish his training camp, on the way to his first defense of the bantamweight title (118 pounds) of the International Boxing Fede...
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Emmanuel Rodriguez Parks Retirement Talk, Calls For Unification Bouts With Moloney, Santiago
Emmanuel Rodriguez can’t seem to decide whether he is done with the sport or ready to resume his second bantamweight title reign. His latest callout suggests the latter, though all of it is perfectly in line with your typical boxing retirement.
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Emmanuel Rodriguez, Two-Time IBF Bantamweight Titlist, Announces Retirement At 31
Emmanuel Rodriguez has chosen to go out on his terms. The two-time and reigning IBF bantamweight titlist surprisingly announced his retirement on Tuesday. Puerto Rico’s Rodriguez caught many in the industry off guard, including most of his own team w...
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Joshua, Rodriguez, Navarrete Win Big: Weekend Afterthoughts
There is no case in 2023 for Anthony Joshua being the best heavyweight in the world. In retrospect, there may never have been. But Joshua is still a star and stars matter in boxing. There are few bigger ones than Joshua even after his consecutive
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Photos: Emmanuel Rodriguez Drops Melvin Lopez Three Times, Wins IBF Title
Rodriguez, Lopez Fight Photos Gallery - MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill - For the vacant IBF bantamweight title, Emmanuel Rodriguez (22-2, 13 KOs) became a two-time beltholder with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over Melvin Lopez (29-2, 19...
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Emmanuel Rodriguez Drops Melvin Lopez Three Times, Wins IBF Title With Dominant Decision
Emmanuel Rodriguez regained the IBF bantamweight title Saturday night that he lost to a “Monster” four years ago. Rodriguez knocked Melvin Lopez to the canvas three times in the final 45 seconds of their 12-round, 118-pound championship match and eas...
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Jason Moloney Tabs Rodriguez To Beat Lopez For IBF Title, Hopes To Unify Titles In Rematch
The final bantamweight title vacancy in the post-Naoya Inoue era will have at least one interested observer from the other side of the world. Jason Moloney will be among those to track Saturday’s clash between former IBF titlist Emmanuel Rodriguez an...
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Rodriguez: Will Be An Honor For Me To Become 5th Current Puerto Rican World Champ
Emmanuel Rodriguez could not be more thrilled to potentially join the boxing revival enjoyed by his beloved island. The past eight months have seen Amanda Serrano become Puerto Rico’s first ever undisputed champion and Subriel Matias and Oscar Collaz...